The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-08-25

Don't forget the Orphans at the Opera
House tonight.
No charge for admission to the Orphan
Concert tonight.
Crowds still continue to come to this
city by every train.
Mayor E. Everett of Charleston n c..
is at the Grand Central.
Concert Free tonight at Opera Hall.
Go and hear the orphans.
When the weather is fine we like to
acknowledge it; and yesterday was nearly
perfect. The mud has nearly disappeared.
Solicitor Moody reached the city yes
terdaY, and will enter upon his duties in
court to-day. 1t is girl and a doing
well.
Freight receipts at this depot are in
CT easing very rapidly. The fall business
promises to be the heaviest, by far, the
road has ever enjoyed.
Mrs Brem, of SparIanburg. is visiting
her brother DR.. W. l.. IIilliard. Her
daughter, Miss Mamie, accompanies her.
Their relatives and many friends are
pleased to meet them again.
Treasurer Balm, who came here for the
benefit of his health, expe cted to have
returned home on Tuesday, but was
delayed by indisposition. He was much
better yesterday, and may leave to-day.
Hon. c. NJ. Stedman is at present visit.
ing the Sulphur Springs, five Il lies from
A ,.F; % 4 I
most peasant resorts, in all respects, he
has ever visited, in which respect he
agrees with eveTyhC dv else.
Little has been said lately about the
new water works. They are all in good
working order, bu' it has been deter
mined. we learn, to replace the present
pumps with stronger and heavier ones,
so as to run no future risks.
If some of our own people will just
agree to stay in their shirts for while
we will have all of our streets nicely
whitewashed soon. so as to hide the dirt
| in them. 1t would have been done be-
fore, but wa have been hesitating be-
tween whitewashing and kaIsomining.
The Asheville Atlanta and Baltimore
Rail Road, engine, cars and track, have
arrived. 1t can be seen at Powell and
Snider's Mr. Stanoill, the proprietor of
Stancill's g. unch" cent cigar, which can
always be found at Powell and 'Snider's,
sent it with his compliments 1t runs
with fire and steam. and makes good time
around the track The structure o. the
track reminds Ane muchly of tie Round
Knob section,-it being entirely round
while the engine and cars in their move
ments suggests strongly a trip over the
| Ducktown line. 1t is a very neat device,
and, like good many good things in
this life, the piles of building materials
on our streets, and our new street rail-
way, for instance, has to be seen to be
appreciated.
Freck, the boot and shoe artist, is con-
stantly adding the latest implements OF
his trade to his popular establishment
His latest addition is the Automatic
Boot and Shoe Repairer, something in
the nature of last, but So adjustable
that shoe or boot, from no l baby tl
a No. u man'P, can be worked upon it
1t is a valuable arrangement. Freck
not only does his work well, nlanufact.
uring to order or repairing. but does il
cheGply and promptly. He has recently
added to his establishment an artist who
can do good work ir,the German, English
and French lane Ages, and also one who
works without any language at all. He
is now thoroughly equipped for the besI
work at reasonable rates.